Ultrashort-pulsed truncated polychromatic Bessel-Gauss beams

Opt Express. 2008 Jan 21;16(2):1077-89. doi: 10.1364/oe.16.001077.

Abstract

Spatio-spectral and spatio-temporal transfer and intensity propagation of truncated ultrashort-pulsed Bessel-Gauss beams were investigated. Extended needle-shaped focal zones were generated using a compact setup with a reflective small-angle axicon and self-apodized truncation by an adapted aperture. Spectral maps of Bessel-Gauss beams were analyzed on the basis of higher order statistical moments. Compared to focused pulsed Gaussian beams with their spectrally dependent propagation, an ultrabroadband spatio-spectral transfer function was detected over Rayleigh ranges exceeding 10 cm. These results indicate favorable pseudo-nondiffracting characteristics not only from the point of view of spatial propagation but also with respect to the spectral and temporal stability.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Color*
  • Computer Simulation
  • Computer-Aided Design*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Normal Distribution
  • Optics and Photonics / instrumentation*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*